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Unscripted (27) Sep 06, 2021

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Another look ahead to Volume Four where we will focus on the lands of India and China, and track the rise of Genghis Khan and the Mongols. We hear more of your e-mail and reviews.

Unscripted (26) ( Xiongnu ) Aug 30, 2021

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The Xiongnu were more than a match for their powerful Chinese neighbours during the early imperial years of China. They were the reason behind the Chinese desire to start construction of the Great Wall. Who were they and what happened to them?

Unscripted (25) Aug 23, 2021

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A look ahead to the material of Volume Four where the spread of Christian and Muslim societies brought them into conflict with each other, other peoples and themselves in the lead up to the Renaissance.

Unscripted (24) Aug 16, 2021

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Another look forward to Volume Four and an insight into some of the episodes which take us through European politics after the fall of the Western Roman Empire through to the creation of medieval kingdoms and their Christianisation which led to the Crusades after the Seljuk Turks took control of Jerusalem and introduced a less tolerant religious attitude.

Unscripted (23) ( Aksum ) Aug 08, 2021

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We take a brief trip to the Horn of Africa and the lands of the Blue Nile which became a significant trade centre as the gateway between the Red Sea and the oceans beyond.

Unscripted (22) Aug 02, 2021

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A spoiler for the start of Volume 4 as we look at what to expect from the volume's opening episodes. As ever, we read out your e-mails and reviews as well as welcoming the latest set of members into the History of the World podcast illuminati.

Unscripted (21) ( Ancient Olympic Games ) Jul 26, 2021

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An informal chat about the emergence and disappearance of the ancient sporting tradition that lasted for centuries called the Olympic Games.

Vol 3 Ep 80 - Volcanic Winter of 536 Jul 18, 2021

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536 - The theory of an unproven volcanic eruption that may have been one of the largest eruptions in history. The theory is explored through writing, science and thought.

Vol 3 Ep 79 - SUMMARY - The Classical World, Part Four Jul 18, 2021

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200 - 600 - The Sasanians were firmly in control of their Silk Road branch while Rome and China languished. This period saw the rise of the Gupta, Maya and Aksumites but was also the age of the mysterious Hunnic tribes of the Eurasian Steppe.

Vol 3 Ep 78 - SUMMARY - The Classical World, Part Three Jul 11, 2021

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100 BCE - 200 CE - The emergence of the Silk Road saw the rise and fall of four great global empires and the spread of trade encouraged the spread of philosophy and religion across the whole of the Eurasian landmass.

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